Bag of empty cans in front of St. Michael's Cathedral triggers 'suspicious package' alert in Springfield

Springfield Fire along with the arson and bomb squad respond to a suspicious package in the bushes at St. Michael's Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon. The Republican | Dave Roback

SPRINGFIELD - The city Arson and Bomb Squad responded to a report of a suspicious package in front of St. Michael's Cathedral on State Street on Tuesday afternoon, but the call turned out to be unfounded, said Dennis Leger, aide to Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant.

The call reporting the package came in just before 3 p.m.

Leger said the suspicious item turned out to a bag of empty cans.

Firefighters classified the original call from a member of the public to be of good intent.